Get, Slate, Go - I

This is a sort of second coming that ageing film-stars and out-of-work models would long for. The tablet was an all-but-dead product category, one that never really got off the ground sales-wise, despite the big push from Microsoft way back in 2002. But with the iPad, Apple's wiped the slate clean, opening up the flood gates for a slew of contenders that promise to revitalize an almost obsolete form factor, or to say, completely change the way we interact with our computers. Here's a small peek at what on the cards in 2010.

HP Slate :Squint a little, and you could easily confuse the HP Slate with the Apple iPad. With a similar sleek profile and a large 8.9 inch capacitive display, it almost is. But it runs on the touch-enabled Windows 7 platform. Along with the netbook specs, it supports Flash and has got multi-tasking capabilities which the iPad lacks. It also packs in 2 built-in cameras (front and back) along with video recording. Looks like HP has all he iPad's bases covered, and then some more.

Notion Ink Adam :Here's one from my country, India. Notion Ink, a small Indian start-up is talking big with the Adam. This Android based slate not only boasts of a sleek design, but also of the 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 chip that acts both as a chip and a graphics card, allowing you to playback videos at 1080p on the 10 onch display. The real genius is he Pixel Qi screen which can switch from backlit LCD mode for web browsing to a low-power electrophoretic reflective mode for power saving (16 hours) and becomes easier on the eyes.

Fusion Garage JooJoo :
This is from the Singapore-based Fusion garage. Other than iPad, JooJoo is the only other slate that is commercially available at the moment. With a 12 inch screen this Intel Atom/Nvidia ion powered tablet promises full Flash HD and a decent interface over the custom Linux platform. But it misses out in many things - No Apps, no multi-tasking, no e-books and a 5 hour battery life.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

So you have started to use Twitter. You are twitting about thee latest news, gossips, rumors, your daily activities and so on. You are following 1000+ people (even some celebrities) and you have got 1000+ followers in return. But how much impact are you making on your followers? How much are you influencing them? Are you generous enough to help out others?

If you want to know the answers to the questions mentioned above, here's a tool for you. Twitalyzer is a free tool which will analyse your Twitter profile and answer to the questions mentioned above along with many other information. All you need to provide is your username and password (yes, I was worried about this a bit, but after reading some reviews I went forward... they can be trusted). Check the screenshot for some of the information that it will provide.

So why don't you give it a try? Go here and check how much of an influencer you are. Do give me some feedbacks please :P. You can also follow me on Twitter.

Behind This Blog

A college student, studying Computer Applications. I love gadgets and am fascinated by the progress of modern technology. Just trying to share some of the things I get to know.You can also get to see me as "Titan" in the blogosphere.